{"id":56560,"date":"2017-03-06T17:46:14","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T16:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=56560"},"modified":"2017-03-06T17:46:14","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T16:46:14","slug":"dont-travel-u-s-fg-warns-nigerians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/dont-travel-u-s-fg-warns-nigerians\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Travel To The U.S, FG Warns Nigerians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria is advising its citizens against all but essential travel to the<br \/>\nUnited States because of the lack of clarity on new immigration rules, the<br \/>\ngovernment said <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_862876521\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Monday<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>A special adviser to the president on foreign affairs, Abike Dabiri-Erewa,<br \/>\nsaid in a statement that Nigerians \u201cwithout any compelling or essential<br \/>\nreasons\u201d should consider delaying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the last few weeks, the office has received a few cases of Nigerians<br \/>\nwith valid multiple-entry US visas being denied entry and sent back to<br \/>\nNigeria,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn such cases reported to the office, such affected persons were sent<br \/>\nback immediately on the next available flight and their visas were<br \/>\ncancelled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dabiri-Erewa said \u201cno reasons were given for the decision by the US<br \/>\nimmigration authorities\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The recommendation to postpone trips was given \u201cuntil there is clarity on<br \/>\nthe new immigration policy\u201d from Washington, she added.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 2.1 million African immigrants living in the United States in 2015,<br \/>\n327,000 were born in Nigeria, according to data from the Pew Research<br \/>\nCenter, published in February.<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_862876522\"><span class=\"aQJ\">January 27<\/span><\/span> to bar<br \/>\npeople from seven, Muslim-majority countries from travelling to the United<br \/>\nStates for 90 days.<\/p>\n<p>It also stopped all refugees for 120 days and Syrian refugees permanently.<br \/>\nThe ban caused global outrage, as well as chaos across the United States,<br \/>\nbefore it was frozen by a legal ruling.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is expected to sign a revised travel ban <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_862876523\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Monday<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>AFP<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria is advising its citizens against all but essential travel to the United States because of the lack of clarity on new immigration rules, the government said on Monday. 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